Quenching of Tryptophan Fluorescence in the Presence of 2,4-DNP, 2,6-DNP, 2,4-DNA and DNOC and Their Mechanism of Toxicity

Although they are widely used as insecticides, acaricides and fungicides in the agriculture or as raw materials in the dye industry, dinitrophenols (DNPs) are extremely noxious, death cases having been registered. These compounds produce cataracts, lower leucocyte levels, disturb the general metabol...

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Main Authors: Cristina-Amalia Dumitraş Huţanu, Olga Pintilie, Marius Zaharia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/2/2266